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Happy Friday Miss C.
ReplyDeleteAmnesiac walks into a bar. Goes up to the bartender and ask..."Do I come here often?"
Thanks, Bruce! Happy Friday to you!
ReplyDeleteMany (if not most or even all) European countries pay restaurant employees a living wage. Tipping isn't expected or needed.
ReplyDeleteIn the US, "living wage" is a fairly new concept.
ReplyDeleteDon't let your worries get the best of you Miss C;
ReplyDeleteremember, Moses started out as a basket case.
And if you're going out tonight; that one liner "I'm
not drinking too much tonight" never goes as planned...
Happy Friday.
It would never occur to me to go out drinking, when I could stay home where I want to be! Besides, my kid will be here, and she's too young to buy drinks.
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